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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Philip Farmery (ranked 714 p4p, 103 weight class) and Thomas Raske (ranked 642 p4p, 91 weight class). Farmery comes to the cage accompanied by Motionless In White-Soft. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philip Farmery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Raske!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farmery fails to land with a series of punches.
Raske gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Raske works on Farmery's body with a couple of short punches.
Farmery has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raske throws a punch but it's blocked by Farmery.
Raske tries to throw a body punch but Farmery avoids it by throwing Raske back against the cage.
Farmery blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Farmery's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Raske swings wildly with an uppercut but Farmery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raske tries a body shot but Farmery blocks it.
Raske misses with a punch on the inside.
Farmery blocks a body shot from Raske.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farmery.
Farmery blocks an uppercut.
Farmery misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farmery blocks a body shot from Raske.
Farmery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raske misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farmery breaks the clinch.
Farmery lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Thomas Raske has been cut.
We've been informed that Raske has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Philip Farmery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raske lands a lovely overhand right.
Raske lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farmery tries to bum rush Raske with a series of wild strikes but Raske uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raske scores with a jab. Farmery acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Farmery tests Raske's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farmery misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raske scores with a jab. Farmery acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raske connects with a solid leg kick.
Raske slips under a jab from Farmery.
Farmery moves out of range of the body kick.
Raske ducks under a wild hook from Farmery.
Farmery lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raske circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab-cross combination lands for Farmery and sends Raske crashing to the mat! Farmery follows him down to the mat - Raske regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Raske is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raske kicks off Farmery and gets to his feet.
Raske is still on wobbly legs! Can Farmery finish him?
The fighters circle momentarily. Raske darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Raske fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raske forces Farmery back against the cage and clinches.
Farmery blocking some punches.
Raske tries to work over Farmery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raske seems to have recovered his senses.
Farmery blocks an uppercut.
Farmery scores with a shot to the side of Raske's head.
Farmery breaks the clinch.
Raske dodges the punch combination from Farmery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske blocks the body kick.
It seemed like Raske was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Farmery connects with a looping right hand.
Raske throws a low kick but Farmery avoids it.
Thomas Raske is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raske blocks the body kick.
Raske ducks under a wild hook from Farmery.
Farmery looks to land a combination but Raske avoids it well.
Farmery on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Farmery, as that shot connected.
Raske ducks straight into an uppercut from Farmery and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Raske manages to regain guard straight away.
Farmery arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Raske's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Philip Farmery!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Philip Farmery waved his t-shirt featuring KAISER Nutrition - Q160's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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